Brave?...or something else. What is your favorite digital source these days, J-P? Regards.
The subbu is OK, if syllables design can be tweaked it will outshine the subbu. But then there are some work to be done - and sharing so that not everyone invents the same wheel...
I need to replace the original XO in my Shiga MK2 to a just received Tentlabs XO and to replace some other components. Then I'm ready to start with this DAC. Until then - I eagerly read what you come up with.
If you are into CD's and if you have a chance - listen to a Shiga mk2. Please report your findings 🙂. I have never heard anything better.
Regards
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A modified Squeezebox Touch and an Onkyo T-4030 DAB+ tuner. Some older sources are still around but they have become obsolete.
Ha ha, it's all in the details expecially the word "if"
It would be a better choice of words to call it "bug fixing" instead of "tweaking". IMHO the Subbu is more than OK but perhaps I have a colored opinion. At least it doesn't suffer from skipping and it is way cheaper, support is also (not 🙂) available. In other words, the comparison is an uneven one. Please let me know how many hours you have to spend to correct errors on this professional design and how much support you got from the seller. I will be very glad if it will outshine the Subbu V3 eventually (between the skipping that is) 😉
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Of course it it bug fixing. But when it is done if possible I expect it to better the subbu. A deal of work remains though. For me to adapt the JG buffer as it is claimed that it enhances SQ on the subbu. Then I have a second reference for SPDIF.
SQ Touch? Then you are also affiliated to the Scandian Frog Eyed League as I'm using LMS to feed my PiCorePlayers all over the house managed with iPeng. A marvelous setup indeed.
Regards
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Sorry, I haven't got the faintest idea what you are talking about but I guess it has something to do with vague Linux devices ?
Please tell me more about the Scandian Frog Eyed League !
BTW I made a new PSU for the SB series especially for the Touch. PCBs have been sent to me by Subbu but they are not here yet. It is a one board solution with quite sturdy decoupling.
Please tell me more about the Scandian Frog Eyed League !
BTW I made a new PSU for the SB series especially for the Touch. PCBs have been sent to me by Subbu but they are not here yet. It is a one board solution with quite sturdy decoupling.
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Why would I bother having a few SB Touch devices that simply work perfectly without a hitch and don't need command prompt fiddling all day any day ? I did bother and checked countless mini computer boards but found out that if I wanted the same functionality as SB Touch (so a touchscreen etc) it were mostly more expensive solutions than buying a new SB Touch and they were also much larger than SB Touch. I say UDOO, Cubox-I, Wandboard etc. None of them has a built in display let alone a touchscreen....and I refuse to connect a PC or TV screen to my audio.
I know I am old fashioned but I like my audio gear to be devices that can be operated like devices and not like computers. Sorry, I will never operate my HiFi devices with an Ipad or a smart phone. The underlying OS must also be stable and low profile and the device just needs to do its job every day. So devices like mini ARM computer boards that can be operated like a device (a play button, a pause button. touchscreen, reading files from USB drives and/or SD card reader etc) have my interest. Just like OpenElec does for mediaplayer pc's, that is an excellent solution. I run a DN2820FYKH0 Intel NUC with Openelec and I am very satisfied. Never needed the CLI till now. The day such an OS exists for audio I will try it out.
I know I am old fashioned but I like my audio gear to be devices that can be operated like devices and not like computers. Sorry, I will never operate my HiFi devices with an Ipad or a smart phone. The underlying OS must also be stable and low profile and the device just needs to do its job every day. So devices like mini ARM computer boards that can be operated like a device (a play button, a pause button. touchscreen, reading files from USB drives and/or SD card reader etc) have my interest. Just like OpenElec does for mediaplayer pc's, that is an excellent solution. I run a DN2820FYKH0 Intel NUC with Openelec and I am very satisfied. Never needed the CLI till now. The day such an OS exists for audio I will try it out.
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As I said, enlightenment might strike you one day or another.
I decide through an very good interface which player plays what at anytime. If I wish they are all playing the same synchronized at the volumes I set. Very easy even without any computer knowledge 🙂. My wife can do this to my annoyance....
But then again this is a bit OT - sorry...
Regards
I decide through an very good interface which player plays what at anytime. If I wish they are all playing the same synchronized at the volumes I set. Very easy even without any computer knowledge 🙂. My wife can do this to my annoyance....
But then again this is a bit OT - sorry...
Regards
As explained such solutions are not unknown to me (on the contrary) but the word "interface" is already too much for me. Lost too many hours on installing, configging etc. just to find out the device was not yet fully supported by OS version X etc etc. that. As such solutions are often more expensive and function not as stable and/or lack the functionality of an SB Touch why would I make the switch ? But we are off topic now.
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Sorry to say I haven't listened through headphones yet.. But very exact and as others have reported vinylish without the pops and sparkles.
Almost hi-rez taken from the demo sites.
Far better than my tweaked PS-1. There seems to be some tube tweak I haven't tried. Then again the PS-1 in any incarnation uses a DSP so natural sound is out of the question but it sounds very very good. I can live with both but I'm expecting more from the mk2 as I still have to install the tent XO and external psu's for different parts of the circuit. To bad it has to be quiet doing the operation... 🙁
Regards
Really strange because the automatic mode is activated in standalone and toggle in different mode when logic mode are not set!
...in my case, it was better with pins grounded!
With MCU, it doesn't care and all work perfectly and the volume control is very good thing!
I like es9018K2M because in one chip, we have DIR, DAC and volume control...not really common!
Good to hear that it's a better DAC than the Subbu. Looking forward to getting mine finished.
Perfect if no skipping!
Not really recommanded part for MCU. Arduino nano provide +5v regulation for LCD and MCU's side of the ADUM.
Not really recommanded part for MCU. Arduino nano provide +5v regulation for LCD and MCU's side of the ADUM.
It should at 3 to 4 times the cost, 6 times the building time and 10 times the bug fixing time (that the Subbu does not need as we took care in shipping out a relatively well tested device). You can speculate what you like but I wait patiently for the final reports.
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MCU - working configuration
This is a pic for the configuration with MCU.
I use Arduino Nano, a chinese one bought on ebay.
In place:
- B2
- C74, C35, C41
- R21, R20, R22, R27
- IC7
Short circuit:
- D1
- reg1, pin 1 to pin 5 only!
About pins for LCD, encoder and IR receiver:
- D12 LCDpin4
- D11 LCDpin6
- D10 LCDpin11
- D9 LCDpin12
- D8 LCDpin13
- D7 LCDpin14
- D6 (brighnteness but not necessary)
- D5 Encoder switch
- D4 Encoder A
- D3 IR RX
- D2 Encoder B
more, GND to the common of encoder and correct wiring for LCD supply.
This is a pic for the configuration with MCU.
I use Arduino Nano, a chinese one bought on ebay.
In place:
- B2
- C74, C35, C41
- R21, R20, R22, R27
- IC7
Short circuit:
- D1
- reg1, pin 1 to pin 5 only!
About pins for LCD, encoder and IR receiver:
- D12 LCDpin4
- D11 LCDpin6
- D10 LCDpin11
- D9 LCDpin12
- D8 LCDpin13
- D7 LCDpin14
- D6 (brighnteness but not necessary)
- D5 Encoder switch
- D4 Encoder A
- D3 IR RX
- D2 Encoder B
more, GND to the common of encoder and correct wiring for LCD supply.
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